Which is just an abstract issue for people, jobs are, you know, a little more concrete. "Deficit hawks" can vote for tax cuts and wars perpetually because nobody really cares about the deficit and Fred Hiatt will always remain impressed with how serious they are. Jobs, however, matter to people.
And, yes, Congress and the administration could, if they wanted to, do a lot about the jobs situation. I don't think they're likely to, however, and therefore November's going to be a lot of fun.
